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PAPUA NEW

GUINEA. Located in Oceania.

I bet you had never heard of the country Papua New Guinea; if you watch closely above Oceania, on a map, you may find a small island, and that is where it is found. On a more specific note... it is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region described since the early 19th century as Melanesia. Papua New Guinea is part of the Oceania continent. After the Spanish and Portuguese ruled Papua New Guinea gainetheir independence in 1975. But still remains a //Commonwealth realm// of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea.


 * Statistics: **

**Population:** 6,310,129

Papua New Guinea is considered one of the most heterogeneous country in the world. We can find a diversity of races, religion, culture, language, etc. There is a estimate of 8,000 languages spoken in Papua New Guinea.

**Birth Rate**: 25.92 births/1,000 population

**Death Rate**: 6.56 deaths/1,000 population

Due to the fact they have a high number of HIV cases, food and waterbone plus vecgorborne diseases. For example, bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis, etc.

**Net Migration:** 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Papua New Guinea has a zero net migration due to the fact that has a very low tourism, now that many people don't know or have heard of it. They also have a traditional culture, they keep their culture and feel proud of it, wanting never to leave their country.

**Infant Mortality Rate:** 42.05 deaths/1,000 live births Males: 45.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Females: 38.11 deaths/1,000 births

**Population Growth Rate:** 1.936%

**Life Expectancy:** 66 years

Males: 64 years

Females: 68 years


 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Doubling Time **<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;">: 70/1.936= 36 years

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;">People found in PNG have a lifestyle of tradition and culture. People respect and love their culture; t he PNG Constitution expresses the wish for "traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society." The country wants to preserve their culture, even though the majority live in poverty. Due to the expense poverty and lack of health care, the society lives with a lot of diseases. Also there are a lot of environmental and natural disasters happening in PNG. Because it is located in the Pacific Ocean it is often ravished by cyclones, hurricanes, droughts, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. It is also known as one of the most disaster prone areas of the world according to, //<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif;">Pacific Development Group. // If we see the Population Pyramid, we can see that there is a lot of young people. Due to the fact that the country is still in stage 1, which is E X P A N D I N G.



<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Demographic Transition Model Stage**: Stage 2


 * LEDC or MEDC?** Papua New Guinea is a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC) due to their economy that is based on agricultural products.

<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Papua New Guinea face major problems like their increase in HIV cases. In 2006, a total of <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;">18, 484 were diagnose with HIV, and every year is increasing. Another problem is that many people in PNG continue to die from diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis and diarrhea. Life expectancy in PNG is still very low while infant mortality rate is still high. Because PNG is located in the Pacific Ocean it creates cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, etc. And also it leaves many people without homes and increases poverty. Resources:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Population Issues: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Papua New Guinea." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Wikipedia //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea>.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Central Intelligence Agency." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">CIA //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/>.